AS Published on Tuesday 28 June 2022 - n° 410 - Categories:the manufacturers, industrial strategy
Emerging trend: vertical integration of PV manufacturers
Trina Solar has begun construction of a large industrial park in Qinghai province, central China. It will cover almost the entire manufacturing chain for photovoltaic products,
AS Published on Tuesday 7 June 2022 - n° 407 - Categories:industrial strategy
Tracker manufacturer Soltec wants to build solar power plants
Soltec, manufacturer of solar trackers and project developer, has created a new asset management unit to mitigate risks in the value chain, while continuing its efforts to overcome obstacles in procurement.
L R AS Published on Tuesday 31 May 2022 - n° 406 - Categories:silicon mono/multi, industry, industrial strategy
Who makes silicon and where? Nobody knows the origin of the silicon used!
In the first half of the year, 50-60 panel suppliers provide 98% of the global supply. The remaining 2% is split between about 50 other companies. There are many ways to
AS Published on Monday 30 May 2022 - n° 406 - Categories:industrial strategy, India
India's Sterling and Wilson confident of solving current PV problems
Indian power plant developer Sterling and Wilson (No. 1 in the world) believes that supply issues for PV panels, the rise of alternative supply chains and the gigawatt green hydrogen market will drive near- and medium-term growth for PV developers and EPCs.supply chains and the gigawatt-scale green hydrogen market will drive short- to medium-term growth for PV developers and EPCs.
L R AS Published on Monday 30 May 2022 - n° 406 - Categories:miscellaneous financial, industrial strategy
Grenergy reflects the general opinion that solar energy is growing in Europe and worldwide
Spanish renewable energy developer Grenergy believes that the publication of REPowerEU would "lead the way" for international growth and that Europe would grow faster
AS Published on Monday 30 May 2022 - n° 406 - Categories:company results, industrial strategy
Difficulties with silicon and logistics change Canadian Solar's strategy
In order to be less sensitive to price fluctuations and to better control the quality of its products, Canadian Solar is going to increase its vertical integration by increasing its production capacity upstream. To achieve this, it is investing in
AS Published on Monday 30 May 2022 - n° 406 - Categories:industrial strategy, French companies
TotalEnergies reduces its dependence on SunPower
TotalEnergies acquires a 50% stake in Clearway Energy Group (CEG), the No. 5 U.S. renewable energy group. In exchange
L R AS Published on Tuesday 24 May 2022 - n° 405 - Categories:industrial strategy
Meyer Burger continues to expand its production capacity
Meyer Burger is completing the ongoing expansion of its panel production capacity. It will take it to 1.4 gigawatts (GW).
AS Published on Tuesday 24 May 2022 - n° 405 - Categories:panels, industrial strategy
Interview with the Managing Director: Qcells focuses on supplying panels to residential customers
Interview with Qcells CEO Lee.
Hanwha, the Korean parent company of Qcells, has announced a $320 million investment to increase its cell and panel production capacity in Korea and the United States, with additional capacity of 900 MW for cells and 1.4 GW for panels.
L R AS Published on Monday 16 May 2022 - n° 404 - Categories:industrial strategy, French companies
Schneider Electric to acquire AutoGrid
Schneider Electric is to acquire AutoGrid. They are already partners
AS Published on Monday 16 May 2022 - n° 404 - Categories:funding, industrial strategy
Hanwha launches major investment programme
Hanwha Solutions to invest $320 million to expand cell and panel production capacity in the US and Korea: $170 million
L R AS Published on Monday 9 May 2022 - n° 403 - Categories:India, industrial strategy
Shell sets up in India
Shell acquires Sprng Energy for $1.5 billion. Sprng Energy has 2.9 GWp in operation.
L R AS Published on Monday 9 May 2022 - n° 403 - Categories:industrial strategy
Tracker production transferred to NEXTracker
In response to disruptions in the global supply chain, NEXTracker has inaugurated a tracker production line in Texas. It will also manufacture tracking components.
AS Published on Monday 9 May 2022 - n° 403 - Categories:industrial strategy
Daqo continues to invest in silicon production
Daqo produced 31,383 million tonnes of silicon in the first quarter of 2022, and sold 38,839 million tonnes, three times the sales volume of the fourth quarter of 2021, by disposing of excess stocks from the previous quarter.
AS Published on Tuesday 5 April 2022 - n° 400 - Categories:industrial strategy, miscellaneous financial
Ingeteam's prospects for the years 2022 to 2024
Spain's Ingeteam Power Technology has presented its outlook for the years 2022 to 2024. The manufacturer of inverters for solar, wind and battery panels wants to reach a turnover of almost 1 billion euros by 2024,